On top of the pine mountain, Obai was still awake.
A few days ago, Dorgon discussed with a group of banner chiefs and generals to raid Tashan Fort. He ordered Azig to take command and Aobai as the vanguard. They formulated a battle plan. First, they secretly transferred the troops, horses, artillery and baggage to Songshan, and then chose the opportunity to raid Tashan Fort. The two places were only a few dozen miles apart. The surprise attack caught the other side off guard, and even Ningyuan was unable to rescue them.
In the past few days, the troops and horse supplies have been transferred to Songshan Fort step by step. Azige and other generals also came from Jinzhou and lived with Ao Bai on Songshan Mountain not far east of Songshan Fort. This put thousands of soldiers and horses on alert. Safe and worry-free.
Azig is a foolhardy person. In his opinion, with tens of thousands of troops and the support of artillery, Potashan Fortress is not easy to capture, so he doesn't worry at all. He should eat, drink, and sleep. As for the rest, it was left to Hong Chengchou and Obai. They should do the hard work. If the city was destroyed, the great achievements would naturally be attributed to them.
This is what Dorgon had in mind when he asked him to take command.
He is a prince, he has a backer, he can be relaxed and contented, but that is not the case for Obai. He must be cautious and do everything by himself without making any mistakes, because he also knows very well in his heart that he will not be rewarded for his merits. No matter how much, if something went wrong, he would have to bear the blame, and Dorgon would definitely use his mistakes to attack Hauge.
Therefore, in the past few days, he has been very busy in dispatching troops, mobilizing troops and horses, and investigating military situations. He is very busy and can only wait for the east wind when everything is ready.
What is the east wind? It is a good time for a surprise attack.
Dorgon told him that the attack on Tashan Fort must be unexpected, fast and ruthless!
So timing is important!
The opportunity came unexpectedly. It started to snow yesterday, and Obai felt that it was the right time. He reported it to Azig, and got approval. The best time would be if the snow got heavier. Once the snow got heavier, the Ming army's defenses would be lax. If the mountain is blocked by snow, reinforcements from Ningyuan will not be able to get through, so it is more suitable to start the attack.
[In view of the general environment,
The snow got really heavy in the evening, and Obai was overjoyed that God was helping me. He began to assemble his troops and wait for daybreak before breaking out of camp and sending troops to Tashan Fort. For this reason, he stayed up all night and deduced various possibilities with Hong Chengchou. , until Yin hour passed, and when he was about to go to greet Azig, his men suddenly came to report that there was an enemy attack outside the city!
This made Obai suddenly startled and suspicious, what the hell, you're here before I even send troops?
So he sent someone to inform Azig, while he hurried to the city but waited and watched, while his subordinates followed behind to report the details.
Because he was preparing to launch his troops at dawn, Obai sent a group of reconnaissance cavalry out of the city in advance. This was a basic routine operation. If it were so early on weekdays and on such a cold, windy and snowy day, the reconnaissance cavalry would not have come out so early.
There were more than thirty reconnaissance cavalry in this group. As soon as they left Songshan Fort, they noticed something strange. They saw a little fire in the distance. They thought it was the Ming army's reconnaissance cavalry wandering around, so they went to encircle and intercept them...
As expected, they were all massacred by the Black Tiger Camp.
They didn't even have half a cup of tea before they were all wiped out.
The sound of killing alarmed the Qing troops in the city, but since the situation outside was unclear, they did not dare to leave the city rashly, so they came to report to Obai.
"How many people are there?" On the top of the city, Obai squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, but in the dark and snowy night, except for a few faint spots of light, he could no longer see anything.
"Hundreds of people, the exact number is unknown."
This made Obai think deeply. Previously, hundreds of Ming army riders came to the foot of the mountain to form a confrontation, then left, and now they are back. Is this a coincidence or intentional?
Why today.
Why did they come here in the snowy early morning?
Too much confusion made him feel nervous. At this time, Azig, Hong Chengchou and others also came after hearing the news. They stood on the top of the city and looked at a loss. "Could it be that the news was leaked? The Ming army knew that we were here today. To attack the city?" Azig asked in a deep voice.
"My lord, I'm afraid things are not that simple. If they knew that we were going to attack the city today, how could they come to provoke us? They should be on guard and defend to the death!" Obai said quickly.
"Then why did they do this?" Azig looked angry. Aobai shook his head and looked at Hong Chengchou secretly, but saw that the old man was frozen.
His face was red and he looked confused.
At this time, his subordinates came to report again, saying that the Ming army was heading northwest, seemingly heading towards Jinzhou.
What the hell, Azig and the others were confused.
Damn it, Azig didn't think as much as Obai. He felt that the Ming army was just trying to attack his nose and face. He had never experienced such a bird-like attitude before, so he sent an order to send troops to pursue him. Obai urged: "This is the Ming army." Trap, Your Majesty, please don’t be impulsive and put the overall situation first.”
Azig wouldn't be Azig if he wasn't impulsive. He scolded Obai for being too cowardly. Instead of being stuck in his wild thoughts, it would be better to go out of the city and capture them in a battle to question them clearly.
Oboi patted his chest and said that he had never been cowardly, but he just didn't want to mess up the overall situation. You must know that their current opponent is the Great Eunuch, that insidious Great Eunuch who specializes in setting traps for others. They must be on guard!
At the mention of the great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, Azig couldn't help but shudder. After all, over the years, ever since he and his father Nurhachi fought in the world, the biggest loss and the biggest defeat he suffered was the great eunuch. Given, being captured, humiliated and beaten by him makes his teeth itch with hatred when he thinks about it, and there is an indelible shadow deep in his heart.
However, what he said would throw water away, and if he just left it at that, he would be too cowardly, so Azig ordered one of his subordinates, Niu Lu, to lead 300 cavalry to pursue him.
Seeing that he couldn't stop him, he had no choice but to give up. He sighed deeply. Seeing this in Hong Chengchou's eyes, he couldn't help but say, "Obai really has a plan. He seems to be blocking him, but he is actually encouraging him. He actually wants to go to war as a test, and again Afraid of taking responsibility, seeing that Azig wants to send troops but it plays into his hands. If something goes wrong, he will not be blamed, and he can also find out the actual strength of the army.
Daybreak came and the news came.
Azige led his troops to catch up with the Ming army on the banks of the Nvnu River, more than ten miles west of Songshan Mountain. After a fight, they returned with a disastrous defeat. Niu Lu was shot dead, and only a hundred of the remaining soldiers escaped!
Then the Ming army headed north along the Nuerhe River.
Obai was speechless for a moment, Azige's face was ashen.
"We didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue, but went northward in the opposite direction. There are doubts. It is not appropriate to send troops today." Hong Chengchou held it in for a long time and uttered a sentence. Azige threw his cup and left, and Obai sighed, which was strange.
"General, don't be impatient, just wait and see what happens." Hong Chengchou appeased him, and Obai smiled bitterly: "I'm not in a hurry, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to hold myself back." Then he sighed: "After this disturbance, it is indeed not easy to send troops today."
"Then let's wait until the snow falls more heavily, reject their reinforcements, and cut off their retreat. It won't be too late for us to send troops again!"
Azige was unwilling to give in, but he did not dare to send troops to chase him rashly. The opponent could easily defeat hundreds of his cavalry, which showed that they were a strong force. In all likelihood, they were the soldiers and horses of the East Factory Guards, or even the soldiers of the East Factory Guards. The eunuch took the lead personally. He did not return to Tashan Castle, but went deep into Jinzhou alone. Either he had eaten the courage of a bear's heart or a leopard's gall, or he was using it as bait to dig a hole.
After holding back for a long time in the room, he ordered the scouts to catch up and see what kind of monster the other party was doing!
At the same time, Obai also sent people to Jinzhou to report.
